National Republican., 1887-04-09
FASHIONS IN JEwELRY.
Unique Designs-Necklaces Once More
in Great Favor.

in Great Favor.
Jewellers Circular.
All gold jewelry is fashionable; all silver
jewelry is fashionable; enameled jewelry Is
fasbionable; so is that showing an elabor-
ately carved finish; pierced work is fashion
able; SO is the gold wire decorations; there
is a demand for ornaments Of Roman gold,
and an equally active one for ornaments OF
bright finish. The association OF two or
more metals In one object remains In favor;
the same may be said for ornaments show.
ing different colored goods. A combination
of two or more styles of finish on the same
ornament is of frequent occurrence. Surely
IL ere is no reason nowadays, but lack OF
money, II every woman In the land cannot
find exactly what she wants In the jewelers.
show cases.
Many unique forms and designs appear
in the newer jewelry, especially that which
has been imported or which borrowsits pat
terms from French productions. Grabs, fish,
and toads have been added to the list Of
brooches and scarfpins which seek models
from animate nature. Then there are vio-
Inns and other musical Instruments; also
such humble objects as spoons, scissors,
shoes and the like represented. In the
midst of newer forms, however, old and
popular subjects, such as the clover leaf,
trefoil, star, crescent, aud horseshoe, con-
tinue to appear In numbers as great as ever
before. Indeed, 1t may be said that the
forms mentioned have come to be standard
ones for brooches, scarf and ribbon pins,
also for pendants and hair ornaments.
While flower and fly pins remain as popu-
lar as ever, some OF the new brooches
borrow their designs from the old time
"breast pnsn that have been handed down
for several generations. Such brooch Is
the wheel OF flligree OF gold, set with
pearls and turquoise. Limoge enamel
paintings, mounted In quaint gold or silver
settings. have gained decided prominence,
as have c,rrIs similar q, pIs,dlnEs sIiIIiaS,, ser or
pearls for brooches and bracelets.
There Is decided disposition to a revival
OF old and popular objects. beautiful
diamond ornament seen recently was In
form of an anchor The spider continues
IN he represented; handsome brooch seen
consisted OF small diamonds so set as to
simulate this Insect and to show no gold.
The Increased use of gems as personal orna-
ments is every where noted; rare specimens
find owners at fancy prices, while stones oil
average quality were never worn In greater
profusion in this country than AZ the pres
ent time. Importers and manufacturers all
agree that colored gems are, II possiole,
more fashionable than ever. Colored dia'
monds and pearls take the lead, being, how.
ever, closely followed by choice rubes and
emeralds. The sapphire continues Its hold
on public favor, while the reinstated opa
gains In popularity all the while. The fancy
stones termed sent precious are enjoying
the boom; many of these are really very
beautiful, and as they furnish shades OF
color at once attractive and desirable, have
acquired an increased money value.
So fashionable have gem necklaces be
come manufacturers who eighteen monthl
ago made these ornaments to order onll
now keep them In stock In considerabl,
numbers Ladies' do not require to be TOLD
that Mrs. Cleveland wore at her last recep
ton diamond necklace with three pend
ants TO know that pendants are, II possible
more In favor than ever. All understand
that the fashion still favors these ornaments
A beautiful pendant, noticed recently, con